That's probably not what Molo, d/dt and Frank la Riviere Architects Inc. had in mind when they designed the Nebuta-no-ie Warasse, with 12-meter-tall steel ribbons running around the entire building. It opened in January in honor of the paper lantern celebration that takes place in Aomori every August. Each year, the festival's five best paper floats will win a spot on display in the bronzy building. Here's to hoping the first set is just as strange and shiny as the building they'll be housed in. [ArchDaily]